Terminal station for handling rapid-transit passenger traffic



(No Model.)

A. P. MASSEY. 7 TERMINAL STATION FOR HANDLING RAPID TRANSITPASSENGBRTRAFFIC.

No. 459,855. I Patented se t. 22, 1891.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALBERT P. MASSEY, OF l/VATERTOl/VN, NEW YORK.

TERMINAL STATION FOR HANDLING RAPID-TRANSIT PASSENGER TRAFFIC.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 459,855, datedSeptember 22, 1891.

Application filed January 12, 1891. Serial No. 377,569. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, ALBERT P. MASSEY, a citizen of the United States,residing in the city of \Vatertown, in the county of Jefferson and Stateof New York, have invented a new and usefullmprovement in TerminalStations for Handling Rapid-Transit Passenger Traffic, of which thefollowing, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, is aspecification.

The object of my invention is to connect a series of tracks on whichtrains of cars may be unloaded and loaded with an incoming track and anoutgoing track in such a Way that outgoing trains from any of theloadingstations may'reach the main outgoing track without crossing anyof the incoming tracks, thus removing the greatest source of danger fromrunning trains in rapid succession. V

Figure l is a plan of the arrangement of tracks and platforms for aterminal station. Fig. 2 is a profile of the tracks.

In the drawings, A is the main incoming track.

B B B are primary branches of the incoming track.

C C O are secondary branches of the incomin g track. I

D D D are tracks between platforms E E E, where passengers may leave orenter the cars.

F F F are outgoing tracks, which unite by proper switches with the mainoutgoing track G. All the incoming tracks or branches for a certaindistance included between the lines H K and L M are carried on a levelsufficiently above the outgoing tracks, between the same lines, to allowthe outgoing trains to pass under the structure or bridge that carriesthe incoming tracks at that place. Therefore incoming trains may bepassing on the upper level directly over outgoing trains that may bepassing on the lower level. From the line L M the incoming tracks B B Bhave a descending grade until they reach the level of the outgoingtracks at the platforms E E E. These platforms are arranged on bothsides of the terminal tracks, so that passengers may leave the cars onone side while others are entering from the other side.

It may be seen from the above description that all incoming trainsapproach the terminal station on a higher level than the outgoingtracks, and after having crossed the outgoing tracks they are thenbrought down to the lower level at the loading-platform. From there theymay depart on he outgoing tracks and pass under the incoming trainswithout interfering with them in any way.

WVhat I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

In rapid-transit passenger service, a terminal station composed of aseries of tracks and platforms arranged alternately, combined withincoming tracks passing either under or over the outgoing tracks beforereaching the tracks between theloading-platforms, so that no outgoingtrain can cross the track of an incoming train, substantially as setforth.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification, in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses, 011 this 10th day of January, A.D. 1891.

' ALBERT P. MASSEY. Witnesses:

HENRY W. BOYER, MICHAEL J. MORKIN.

